Jonathan Berman

Nov 18, 2024 | archive.is | Helen Branswell |Elizabeth Cooney |Bob Herman |Jonathan Berman

The genetic sequence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a teenager in British Columbia shows that the virus had undergone mutational changes that would make it easier for that version of H5N1 to infect people, scientists who have studied the data say. There’s currently no evidence the teenager, who remains in critical condition in hospital, infected anyone else. If that’s the case, it is likely this mutated version of the virus would die out when the teen’s illness resolves.

Nov 18, 2024 | statnews.com | Jonathan Berman

Evan Vucci/AP If he can make it past the Senate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the next secretary of Health and Human Services. Since the position was created, each secretary has had significant experience in public health, health care administration, or related government work. None has listed “spreading vaccine misinformation” as their primary health care experience.

May 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Jonathan Berman

When class actions settle, the class representatives usually receive an "incentive award" — typically a payment of a few thousand dollars or more, intended to reward them for bringing suit and to encourage additional class action lawsuits. But no statute, rule, or Supreme Court case authorizes incentive awards. Indeed, the most analogous statute and Supreme Court cases deem such payments unlawful.

Dec 14, 2023 | law360.com | Jonathan Berman |Colleen Heisey

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